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1 honesty
nounEhrlichkeit, die; (upright conduct) Redlichkeit, diehonesty is the best policy — (prov.) ehrlich währt am längsten (Spr.)
* * *noun Surely, if you own up to something, you should be praised for your honesty, not punished.) die Ehrlichkeit* * *hon·es·ty[ˈɒnɪsti, AM ˈɑ:n-]in all \honesty ganz ehrlich▪ to have the \honesty to do sth so ehrlich sein, etw zu tun* * *['ɒnIstɪ]none must admit, in all honesty,... — man muss ehrlicherweise zugeben,...
honesty is the best policy (Prov) — ehrlich währt am längsten (Prov)
* * *1. Ehrlichkeit f:a) Redlichkeit f, Rechtschaffenheit f:honesty is the best policy (Sprichwort) ehrlich währt am längstenb) Offenheit f, Aufrichtigkeit f:in all honesty ganz ehrlich;have the honesty to admit sth so ehrlich oder ehrlich genug sein, etwas zuzugeben2. obs Ehrbarkeit f, Tugendhaftigkeit f3. BOT Mondviole f* * *nounEhrlichkeit, die; (upright conduct) Redlichkeit, diehonesty is the best policy — (prov.) ehrlich währt am längsten (Spr.)
* * *n.Ehrlichkeit f.Redlichkeit f. -
2 honesty
hon·es·ty [ʼɒnɪsti, Am ʼɑ:n-] nEhrlichkeit f;in all \honesty ganz ehrlich;to have the \honesty to do sth so ehrlich sein, etw zu tunPHRASES: -
3 motto
noun, pl. mottoes1) Motto, das2) (in cracker) Spruch, der* * *['motəu]plural - mottoes; noun1) ((a short sentence or phrase which expresses) a principle of behaviour etc: `Honesty is the best policy' is my motto; a school motto.) das Motto2) (a printed saying etc, often found inside a Christmas cracker.) der Spruch* * *mot·to<pl -s or -es>[ˈmɒtəʊ, AM ˈmɑ:t̬oʊ]n Motto nt, Devise f, Wahlspruch m* * *['mɒtəʊ]n pl - esMotto nt, Wahlspruch m; (personal also) Devise f; (HER ALSO) Sinnspruch m; (in cracker, on calendar) Spruch m* * *1. Motto n:a) Denk-, Sinnspruch mb) Wahlspruch mc) Kennwort n2. MUS Leitthema n3. Scherzspruch m (als Beilage zu Karnevalsartikeln etc)* * *noun, pl. mottoes1) Motto, dasmy motto is ‘live and let live’ — meine Devise ist "leben und leben lassen"
2) (in cracker) Spruch, der* * *n.Devise -n f.Leitspruch m.Motto -s n.Sinnspruch m.
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